Duntsch can apply for reinstatement after one year, an option given to doctors under Texas statutes. But that obviously in no way means they regain their license, a board spokesman said. Mari Robinson, executive director of the board, told me in a written statement that the revocation deal was the strictest available penalty to stop him from practicing. The board avoided what likely would have been a drawn out legal process that may have allowed him to re-enter practice, she said. Last summer, on the heels of his temporary suspension, a board representative told me Duntschs case ranks among the most egregious the board has ever seen. Weve seen neurosurgeons get in trouble (visit site) but not one such as this, in terms of the number of medical errors in such a short time, with two people dead. Duntsch had practiced at several area facilities.He founded the Texas Neurosurgical Institute in Plano after moving to Dallas in 2010. The website of his institute, whose phone number is now disconnected, says he has been highly active in academics and as a consultant for biotechnology and industry. Dallas Medical Center stripped him of privileges in July 2012 after he was alleged to have injured a patient, according to a malpractice lawsuit filed in Dallas County District Court. <br>More: http://watchdogblog.dallasnews.com/2014/01/texas-medical-board-revokes-license-of-plano-neurosurgeon-considered-menace-to-public-health.html/